Publication

2006 - Blackwell Pub., Oxford, UK, England

Language

English

Word Count

61,500 words, Guess

Page Count

246 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2005032607
  • Goodreads2892503
  • LibraryThing2553189

Classifications

  • DDC150.9
  • LCCBF95 .B43 2006

Description

No subject captures the attention of people today more than psychology. It pervades television in the form of soap operas, celebrity court cases, police and hospital dramas, talk shows, "reality" shows, and infomercials. It is the stuff of movies, magazines, plays, novels, self-help books, sports, jobs, music lyrics, talk radio, and the internet. In A Brief History of Modern Psychology, Ludy Benjamin, a leading historian in the field, discusses the history of both the science and the practice of psychology since the establishment of the first experimental psychology laboratory in 1879. In an engaging prose, this book weaves together the historical and disciplinary context that will help readers to better understand the richness and complexity of contemporary psychology.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Blackwell brief histories of psychology

Other Editions

  • A brief history of modern psychologyBlackwell Pub.2006-01-01

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